| When he had gone a verst his strength gave out, his feet were sore. |
| They drove about a verst, without saying one word to each other. |
| He accordingly ran on towards this house, still about half a verst distant. |
| He told me that if I would let him ride one verst more with me he would then turn back. |
| It has been decided to approach to coast and to rise on an anchor in verst from it. |
| I looked back for the last time when we were half a verst along the road. |